PlainVitamins

Cell Support

by BioFactor · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 59630 00408 3
  • DSLD label 81138
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

Cell Support by BioFactor lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 30,000 IU of vitamin A, 200 mg of selenium, 400 mg of N-acetyl L-cysteine and 400 mg of L-methionine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.

What is in Cell Support?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Cell Support: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 81138, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene30,000 IU500%Vitamin A in Cell Support against 5,772 products30,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.30,000 IU

Higher than over 99% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 60,000 IU.

Seleniumas Selenium Amino Acid Chelate200 mg286%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for selenium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

N-Acetyl L-Cysteine400 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Cell Support against 1,259 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.400 mg

Higher than 71% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

L-Methionine400 mgMETHIONINE in Cell Support against 981 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 83% of 981 products listing METHIONINE (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 81138 (entered December 22, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 30,000 IU of vitamin A is higher than over 99% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 14 list more.

The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Usage: Take 1 to 2 capsules twice daily. Maximum dose 2 capsules three times per day, preferably on an empty stomach for maximum absorption and wait 30 minutes before eating.
Warnings
Warning: Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken etc.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Drug free Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 81138.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified cGMP; Manufactured in USA.

How many labels does Cell Support have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 81138 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 59630 00408 3
  2. Label 54106 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market October 24, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 59630 00408 3

DSLD also links this label to: Cell Support (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Meehan Formulations, LLC (other), Jackson, WY. All BioFactor products.

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